Tara Steele in News on AGBeat AgentGenius wrote "Report: open houses may not help sell homes." AgentGenius writes to the real estate industry. The Redfin (a real estate brokerage, not in this market) video about the science of open houses is funny.

Columbus Ohio Open Houses

hmmm were the 101 open houses on the Columbus Board of REALTORS mls and the Real Living HER Open House List, last weekend.

Useless?

Waste of time?

Don't sell houses?

Don't even help sell houses?

Central Ohio Open Houses

Was a home in your neighborhood held open house this past weekend for the Nationwide Open House Weekend? Is the agent who held the open house regretting the lost two hours?

Tom (my manager) is kind of an Overachiever when it comes to Open Houses - on Columbus Life on Posterous:

"This was Nationwide Open House Weekend and my open house today was near my manager's open house. I usually put up lots of signs but TODAY I only used four signs but my open house was on the route to his. I use generic signs. Tom uses personalized signs!

We are an open house market. Or parts of our market are good open house territory.

In addition to the Nationwide Open House Weekend, Real Living HER has a special three week open house promotion going on in central Ohio."

The point of the Redfin video? San Francisco – 83 percent of listings hold an open house. There is a high correlatation between the homes that have an open house and those that sell within 90 days. I wish we were San Francisco and you could count on the open house selling the house.

The light green bars are homes for sale. The dark green bars are homes sold for the past 15 months.

The light green bar shows why we are in my opinion a good open house market. Or some parts of the Columbus Board of REALTORS mls is a good open house market. This graph is Franklin County single family homes.

There is inventory.... There are homes that need selling. There are houses for buyers to look at.

I could also show you another graph with a short light green bar and plead that the Columbus Board of REALTORS mls (or parts of it) are a good open house market... of course the listing agent on a great listing in Clintonville wants an open house the first Sunday it is on the market.

Is your neighborhood a good open house neighborhood? Not all neighborhoods are equal when it comes to open houses. Perhaps Clintonville is the San Francisco of Columbus.

Real Living HER Spring Open House Prize Promotion - 42" HDTV

Real Living HER is holding our final week of the Open House Promotion next weekend, May 5 and 6, 2012... Looking for open houses? The link in the right sidebar that says "Real Living HER Open House List" will get you there.

Real Living HER Open House Prize Promotion* Terms & Conditions Individuals can qualify to receive a 42” HDTV Visiting an open house – Win by Chance Drawing: Individuals who attend a Real Living HER open house on 4/21-22,4/28-29, 5/5-6 must fill out a completed registration card and return it to the Real Living HER agent hosting the open house that day in order to qualify for a chance to win a 42” HDTV Registrants must be 18 years or older to win. One winner from each weekend (April 21 & 22, April 28 & 29, and May 5 & 6) is chosen through a random drawing that takes place the Thursday after the open house. You will be contacted either by email or by phone for detailed instructions on how to redeem your prize. See official rules on HERRealtor.com

The funny Redfin (real estate company that is not in our market) video about Open Houses ends with the line:

"Everywhere else, it most likely doesn’t really matter whether or not you hold an open house, but if you’ve got a good agent, he or she will probably hold one anyway.”

Information is deemed to be accurate but should be verified to your satisfaction. Information provided herein is supplied by several sources and is subject to change without notice. Opinions expressed are solely those of Maureen McCabe.